Where does “štrajh” come from?

štrajh (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German streich, from Middle High German streich, from Proto-Germanic straikaz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

štrajh (Serbo-Croatian): strings

Definitions

  1. strings

Ancestry of “štrajh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstreichstroke act of striking e.g. with a hand or a cutting weapon
2Middle High Germanstreich—
3Proto-GermanicstraikazA stroke, line, dash
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic straikaz →